70th Anniversary of V-E Day

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Large crowd fills Times Square in New York City celebrating V-E Day, with people standing and confetti scattered on the street among tall buildings and billboards.

70th Anniversary of V-E Day: Media

May 8 marks the 70th anniversary of the end of the war in Europe during World War II.

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Large crowd fills Times Square in New York City celebrating V-E Day, with people standing and confetti scattered on the street among tall buildings and billboards.

V-E Day celebration in Times Square

People celebrating in Times Square, New York City, on V-E Day, May 8, 1945.

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